Bespoke scale models of extraordinary vehicles.
Some cars are worth keeping forever.
I build one-of-one 1:18 replicas of real Land Rovers, faithfully recreating every detail that makes each one unique.
The Difference
Not a model of a Defender.
A model of your Defender.
Your Specification
Colour, trim, modifications.
Matched to your vehicle's exact configuration — not a factory edition.
Your Details
The elements that make it yours.
Registration, wear, accessories — the small things only you would notice.
One of One
Built as an object, not a product.
Every commission is built individually, by hand — never a production run.
UNCOMPROMISING DETAIL.
I spend hundreds of hours perfecting every detail that makes your vehicle unique.
Selected Builds
Completed commissions.
A growing archive — every finished commission, added as it's delivered.
The Process of a Commission
Over 120 hours of human work.
In an age where AI and robotics increasingly dominate production, I believe there's real value in a human being's time spent recreating every detail of a machine that's personal to you.
01 — Donor
The right starting point.
I source the factory 1:18 closest to your Land Rover, so the build starts on the right wheelbase and body.
02 — Teardown
Back to bare metal.
Taken apart into its base components, then every factory finish stripped back to bare metal and plastic.
03 — Customisation
Your modifications, in scale.
Every detail that makes your vehicle yours. Each part is 3D modelled and resin printed, or made by hand from stock, whichever suits it best.
04 — Paint
Your paint code.
Painted to the actual Land Rover paint code, so the colour matches the one on your drive.
05 — Assembly
Built and mounted.
Reassembled part by part, then mounted in its display case with a hand-signed, one-of-one plaque.
My Story
Black Square: escaping the corporate box.
I'm Tom. I build museum-grade 1:18 scale replicas of the Land Rovers, and other cars, that mean the most to their owners.
Black Square is how I left a corporate career to follow my passion and build for the Land Rover community.